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Consultant Clinical Oncologist- Special interest in Urology

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Maidstone, ME16 9QQ

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

13 September 2026

13 days left

Job description

This post is within the Kent Oncology Centre, based in Maidstone, providing services to patients from West Kent. The post holder will join our team of...

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or on annual leave.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments to ensure a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, to providehigh-qualityy health care to the Trust's patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust's strategic direction.

Weve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.

As part of your induction, you will be required to attend face-to-face training sessions and/or complete e-learning modules relevant to your role. If you have previously worked for another NHS organisation before joining Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), we can transfer eligible mandatory training records where appropriate, helping to avoid unnecessary duplication of learning.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package

  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits
  • Blue Light card eligibility
  • And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Full GMC registration
  • FRCR or equivalent (Entry on the Specialist Register as a clinical oncologist or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the advisory appointments committee)

Desirable

  • Higher qualification in Medicine
  • Clinical Experience in relevant tumour sites
  • Research degree (MD/PhD).

Skills

Essential

  • Enthusiasm for developing tumour site specialisation and Cancer Services in Kent.
  • Ability to organise and manage.

Desirable

  • Experience in Clinical Audit and Research
  • Experience in medical education

Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Caring attitude to patients.
  • Commitment to continuing medical education.
  • An awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses.

Desirable

  • An interest and a capacity to teach and learn from members of the multidisciplinary team
  • Dedication to maintaining and developing the cancer care group in co-operation with other hospital departments.
  • Staff management: delegating, appraisal of performance, dealing with poor performance, coaching and motivating.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

21 August 2026

Last checked

25 August 2026

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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

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